TWiV 492: CRISPR diagnostics

The Masters of the TWiXome review the development of sensitive, portable, and field-based viral diagnostics using the CRISPR-Cas system. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Dickson Despommier , Alan Dove , Rich Condit , and Kathy Spindler Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode ASM Microbe 2018 Support Viruses & Cells Gordon Conference Faculty positions at Icahn School of Medicine Norovirus outbreaks from nori (Emerging Inf Dis) SHERLOCK (Science) HUDSON (Science) DETECTR (Science) Letters read on TWiV 492 Weekly Science Picks Alan - Decline of local newspapers leaves epidemiologists blind Kathy - Journal oversight, mental health research Rich - The Big Sort: An Insider's Tour of a Recycling Plant Dickson - When Science Meets Art Vincent - A Crack in Creation by Doudna and Sternberg Listener Pick Tom - Trillions Upon Trillions of Viruses Fall From the Sky Each Day Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees . Send your virology questions and comments to [email protected]